Question 1 Report
TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION
All your burette readings (initials and final) as well as the size of your pipette must be recorded but no account of experimental procedure is required. All calculations must be done in your booklet.
C and D are inorganic salts. Carry out the following exercises on them. Record your observations and identify any gas(es) evolved. State the conclusions you draw from the result of each test.
(a) Put all of C in a test tube and add about 5 cm of distilled water. Shake thoroughly and test the resulting solution with Litmus paper. Divide the solution into three portions.
(i) To the first portion, add NaOH\(_{(aq)}\) in drops, then in excess.
(ii) To the second portion. add NH\(_{3(aq)}\) in drops. then in excess.
(iii) To the third portion. add AgNO\(_{3 (aq)}\) followed by HCl\(_{(aq)}\)
(b)(i) Put all of D in a test tube and add about 5 cm\(^3\) of distilled water. Shakę thoroughly and feel the test tube.
(ii) To about 2 cm\(^3\) of the solution, add HCl\(_{(aq)}\)